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18EMY-21 INDIAN TACKED 1/2 STOCK PLAINSIndian tacked and decorated half stock percussion plains rif

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18EMY-21 INDIAN TACKED 1/2 STOCK PLAINSIndian tacked and decorated half stock  percussion plains rif
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18EMY-21 INDIAN TACKED 1/2 STOCK PLAINSIndian tacked and decorated half stock percussion plains rifle, .41 caliber, half round/half octagon barrel marked “Wm Wingert/Detroit”, wood stock with “T” stamped on left side of stock above the trigger andon the left side of the butt stock; brass mounted and in un-cleaned condition with dark patina to metal surfaces. Originally in the Jonathan Tibbet (1822-1904) collection, an early Riverside, CA businessman who made hisfortune in the California Gold Rush in Placerville, later moving to Southern California. This rifle was part of his extensive artifact collection that the family later donated to the Claremont, CA. colleges museum. An early newspaper article (Xerox copy included) covers the opening of the display and stated “Articles of priceless value that can never be duplicated are included in the Collection. Famous musketsand pistols of noted western characters, pioneer relics, Indian baskets and weavings are but a few of the many cataloged articles”. (“T” stamps were noted as being on many of the collection’s firearms).Indian tacked and decorated half stock percussion plains rifle, .41 caliber, half round/half octagon barrel marked “Wm Wingert/Detroit”, wood stock with “T” stamped on left side of stock above the trigger andon the left side of the butt stock; brass mounted and in un-cleaned condition with dark patina to metal surfaces. Originally in the Jonathan Tibbet (1822-1904) collection, an early Riverside, CA businessman who made hisfortune in the California Gold Rush in Placerville, later moving to Southern California. This rifle was part of his extensive artifact collection that the family later donated to the Claremont, CA. colleges museum. An early newspaper article (Xerox copy included) covers the opening of the display and stated “Articles of priceless value that can never be duplicated are included in the Collection. Famous musketsand pistols of noted western characters, pioneer relics, Indian baskets and weavings are but a few of the many cataloged articles”. (“T” stamps were noted as being on many of the collection’s firearms).